Did you know...? One of the most interesting peculiarities of Tower 1 (One World Trade Center) of the New World Trade Center in New York, is that the height of the parapet of the roof matches that of the old North Tower, 417 meters, and thus As a curiosity, the volume also called Freedom Tower (Freedom Tower), is the exact measure to fit inside. Also, the structural height of Tower 2 annexed by Norman Foster, also called 200 Greenwich Street-, has the same height as the former South Tower, 415 meters, so that somehow or other the height of the old Torres Twin persists in the skyline. In the latter building, Foster reduced its volume at the top by a plane diagonally, so that looking at the building from anywhere in the city, the slope indicates the place where the concourse of Memorial. Also, another important fact of postmodern beautiful building of Tower 1, is that the symbolic height of 1,776 feet (541.30 meters), coincides with the date of the Independence of the country, which was founded on July 4 1776.

Upon completion of its construction in 2014, the One World Trade Center, designed by architect David Childs of SOM firm, will become just behind the Burj Khalifa in Dubai of 828 meters and the Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel in Saudi Arabia of 601 meters in the third tallest skyscraper in the world, also, will also become the exclusive office building world's tallest. From the pure volume of a cuboid of the same proportions as the old North Tower-design-LERA Minoru Yamasaki, the building section is losing height as it goes up due to decreased levels of the facade triangular starting at the corners, are reducing their surface and are opening or closing to the top. Visual perception outside invites us to think that the different floors of the building are turning in his ascension, so the square that goes from the base, is finally rotated 45 ° at the top.